Nintendo put their foot down on a strick rule- "Only three fighters from each franchise!" Some fans were shocked to hear about this cut, but cheered about the thoughts on Smash bros. Taking a step back for the better. This also lead to no clones at all! Sakarai stated at the direct,"Tournamnet will hope to bring back the fans we lost ever since 2006!" Then fans raged on there won't be that many newcomers, but they got over it!